the CTS rejects the guidelines of the Regions- Corriere.it

the Scientific technical committee rejects the proposal of the Regions and the ski resumption seems to be moving away again.

The reopening of the plants – scheduled in the current Dpcm for January 7 – had already been considered premature by managers, but during the last meeting on December 24, experts pointed out numerous “deficiencies” in the plan delivered by the governors and they indicated all the “need” to get out safely.

Here are all the points that will need to be reviewed or at least updated. With a premise contained in the latest report: “A significant part of the means of lifts in ski areas (in particular, gondolas and cable cars) have structural and load-bearing characteristics. such as to be assimilated in all respects to the means used for local public transport (buses, trolleybuses, trams and subways), which represents a context of medium-high risk of aggregation, with possibility of high risk during peak hours according to the classification of the level of risk of infection by SARS-CoV-2. Therefore, it is convenient to propose an effective reorganization of the ski lift system, which will be combined with collective and individual prevention and protection measures that, in any case, require the active collaboration of users, who must continue to implement the behaviors planned for combat the spread of ‘epidemic’.

Cable cars at 50%

The provision “for closed lifts (gondolas and cable cars) where the capacity is reduced to 50% must always be associated with the mandatory use of the mask” is different.